tuberculosis, clinical trials

The BMJ inquiry finds that researchers presented only select results from animal experiments when applying for funding and approval for human trials.

One of the most advanced tuberculosis vaccines has failed to protect infants from getting the disease in a clinical trial, but it may be effective in adults.

The TB Alliance will test a new combination of drugs to combat normal and multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Vitamin D has a variety of actions in the body. It binds to the vitamin D receptor (VDR), which then binds to the retinoid X receptor (RXR) and activates the expression of numerous genes. 

Prevention trials for vitamins and supplements are notoriously difficult, but some researchers aren’t giving up on finding proof that vitamin D helps ward off disease.

Drugmakers are teaming up to test the disease-fighting power of combination therapies earlier in the development cycle than ever before.